Two teens caught ‘smoking crystal meth’ on crowded tram in Manchester

The duo on the Manchester tram, who appear to be smoking crystal meth. (Picture: MEN)

Public transport can be a stressful affair. The combination of delays, overcrowding and body odour can really make a person desire an alternative route to work.

Except there are very few incidents that can rival one commuter’s recent experience. The woman, who did not wish to be named, managed to snap a photograph of two teens who appear to be smoking crystal meth on a Metrolink tram in Manchester.

‘I’m not sure what it was but something was bubbling away in there,’ she said. ‘It looked like what I’ve seen on Breaking Bad, it wasn’t an electric cigarette that’s for sure.’

Even though she can thank Walter White for helping her recognise the Class-A substance, the woman wasn’t quite so quick to report it on Monday.

Understandably, she didn’t want to anger the duo by calling the police while sitting next to them. She tweeted the image to Greater Manchester Police’s city centre Twitter account instead, but it took them 40 minutes to respond.

Manchester Police then alerted Metrolink, who are currently reviewing CCTV footage of the incident.

A spokesman for Metrolink said: ‘If the claims being made are proved to be accurate, it’s criminal behaviour that has absolutely no place on the network.

‘We will review CCTV footage from the tram and at stops that, together with the picture tweeted, should help police to take action.’